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TYPE SETTING AND CASTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 25, 1907. Serial No. 394,489.

line machines and` as described in ll. S.'

Patents Nos. 506198. 605141, 699959, (350296 and 7111-13. I n suchmachines the intaglio letters are carried hy matrix bars, twelve.

letters being provided of each matrix liar while there are eightdilierentsets of matrix hars. These sets of matrix hars are stored inwhat is called a magazine. In hitherto known constructions only one kindof letter has been provided on the matrix bars.

The object of the present invention is to enable the use of two sets oftype of different kinds such for instance as ordinary type and italicsin machines of the. lnonoline type'. For this purpose according to thepresent invention two storing magazines are employed in which thedifferent kinds of type are arranged.

The several operations of the improved machine follow in practically thesame sequence as in the known monoline type set.- ting and castingmachines.' Theintaglio letters are formed in matie: ears twelve, oi

other number being provided on each matrix barf Eiffht. ditierent kindsof matri;; hars are, employed so that in all ninety-siaditierentcharacters are pro-vided. These matrix bars are first releasedfrom the magazine and fed into an assembler in the required order toform a line of type, suitable spacing Wedges being also fed VWhererequired toeiicct the spacing. The assembled line of matrix bars andspacers are then adjusted and carried to an anvil Where the requiredletters come opposite a mold. The mold is then filled with molten metalsprayed in by a suitable device, after which tot the mold with the castline of type therein is moved to a cutting and adjusting device whilethe line of hars is released from the carriage and the various matrixbars and spacers taken, by means of what is called a distributer, backto their correct chambers in the magazine. According to the present.invention where.

the machine is intended to Work with two kinds or fonts of type, doublethe number of letter characters and matrix bars are required than hashitherto been used in monoline type setting and casting machines. It istherefore necessary to entirely reconstruct the matrix hars, the.magazine and its actuating parts including what. is known as theoscillator, the assembling device and the distributing device. ln viewalso of the additional complication to the machine it is necessary toimprove the act-ion of the parts so as to avoid Wear and excessivefriction. The present invention thereiore also embodies improvements inthe means for-detaining matrix bars when they are falling through theguide channels into the assembly room. These detaining devices areneces-.

sary in order to prevent the matrix hars springing back after they havebeen stopped in the correct position to he pushed on to the aliningrail.

Also the present invention has for its object an improved alining deviceor bringing the type. into correct line and finally the presentinvent-ion has for its objoctto improve the device intended for theejection of the tinished cast line into the Carrier.

The improved machine together with modifications of certain of the partsis illustratedin the accompanying drawings in Whichf- Figure 1 is afront elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a plan of the saine, Fig. 3illustrates the matri.\r bars of one set, Fig. 4 illustrates the matrixhars of another set of type, Fig. 5 shows the spacer with the PatentedFeb. 1, 1910.,

wedge at. its farthest out position, Fig. 6

illustrates the spat-er with the Wedge pressed in, Fig. T is a sideelevation of a magazine looking from the right. in Fig. 1, Fig. 8 is aplan of the magazine shown in Fig. V7, Fig. 9 is a more complete view ofthe magazines illustrating the method of action of the delivery gates:rndthe accelerating hars,

Fig. 10 is a plan view of the magazines shown in Fig. 9, Fig. 11 is anend view of the same showing how one of the magazines may be put out ofoperation while the other magazine is being used. Figs, 10.-15 showseparate views of the magazines, Fig. 12 being a. view looking in thedirection of the arrow 12, Fig. 13, the magazine is herein shownas'though it were laid on its side, and Fig. 13 being a plan of thefront magazine, Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. A

12 looking iii the direction of the arrow 14 of Fig. 15 while Fig. 15 isa plan of the rear magazine, Fig. 1G is a separate side. view of the keyboard illustrating the method in which the delivery gates are released,Fig. 17 i: a plan of the key board shown in Fig. 16, Fig. 18 is a sideView of the oscillator wliicli is used for returning the delivery gatesafter tliesaine have been released by depressing one of the keys in thekey board, Fig. 19 is a front view looking from the left. of Fig. 18,Fig. 2O is a plan of the oscillator device, Fig. 21 is a partial viewillustrating moditied forni of disengaging clutch for the oscillator,

Fig. 2:2 is a detail view of the disengaging device, Fig. Q3 illustratesa modilied form of clutch in which friction members are employed insteadof teeth, Fig. illustrates one suitable construction of detainiiigdevice forbringing the matrix har to rest on the stop bars, Fig. 25 is asection of the device shown in Fig. 24, Fig. 2G shows a moditied orm ofdevice for lowering the matrix bars iii-which a matrix carriage shoe isemployed, Fig. :26a is a diagram showing the method o' actuating thedevice shown in F ig. 2G, Fig. :27 shows a modified form of guidingmeans for the matrix bars from the magazines, Fig. 28 i'sa section on aline A-B of Fig. 27, Fig. 29 is a sectional view of the stop barsshowing how the stop bars may be employed fordetaining the matrixbars,Fig.

' 30 is a. sectional view at right angles to the view shown in Fig. Q9showing two stop bars advanced as required to eitect the detaining andstopping of a matrix bar, Fig. 31 illustrates a modified form of thestop bars shown in Figs. 2740 in which the stop bars for one magazinemaybe, when desired, put-out of operation, Fig. 32 is a section on aline A-B of Fig. 31, Fig. 33 illustrates the operation *of the stop barsto etectthe purpose of detaining and stopping the matrix bars, Fig. '34is a sectional view at right angles to Fig. 30 and shows two stop barsadvanced to eilect the purpose required, Fig. is a sectional front, viewof the. end of the magazine showing an arrangement of guiding channelsaccording to the present invention, Fig. 3G illustrates a modified formof guiding channel, Fig. 37 is an out- 'side view looking from the leftof Fig. 36,

Fig. 38 is a plan view of a device shown in Fig. 36, Fig. 39 is a sideview of the cai'- ringe during assembling tor the matrix bars therein,Fig. 40 is a sectional view of the carriage and anvil showing animproved alining device accordingV to the resent invention, Fig. 41 is alan view o the guiding and aliiiing rails efore the alining rail hasbeen pushed forward and the guiding rail reeeded, Fig. 42 is a similarview showing the guiding rail receded and the alining rail advanced intothe alining notch of tlieinatr'ix bars, Figs. Ll3-46 illustrate moditiedforms of guiding and alining notches for the matrix bars, Fie. 17'illustrates a modified form of guiding and aliiiing device in which asingle bar is employed, Fig. 48 shows a further modified forni ofguiding and alinine device in sectional elevation, Fig. 49 illustratesthe same device in plan View, Fig. 50 is a front elevation of thedistributer showing the carriage for lifting the matrix bars out. of theline carriage after the line has beenprinted, Fig. 51 is a side viewlooking from the left of Fig. 50,

Fig. 52 is a ,plan vien' of the distributer,Y

Fig. 53 is a detail view of the elevating carriage illustrating how theelevating needle carrying bars are locked, Fig. 54 is a view lookingfrom the left in Fig. 53 and showing the needles for leaving the matrix'hars out or" the line carrier after the meti-ix bars have been raisedand before the needle carrying plates have been moved opposite themagazines, Fig. 55 is a detail view of the locking device for the needlecarrying plates, Fig. 56 is a detail view showing hcw the matrix barsare distributed to their various compartments of the magazines,. Fig. 5Tis a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 56, Fig. 58 is an enlargedside view of the device shown in Figs. '5G-57, Fi 59 is an enlarged planof said devi-ce, Fig. G0 is a front. view of the device employed forejecting the printed type bals into the galley, Fig. 61 is asideelevation of said device.

l shall firstdescribe the machine vgenerally 'with reference to Figs. 1and 2. \Yhen a key in a key board ais depressed a matrix bar isdelivered from one or other of the magazines I), cinto an assembler (ivfrom which the matrix ba'r is pushed by a piston or pusher into theline carriage e. After delivery of the matrix bars through channels fand Q, the delivery gate, b v which this is etleeted and which ishereinafter more fully described. is returned by means` of an vpositionfor adjusting the line after which molten metal is delivered by a pump rinto the niold in the anvil 'opposite which the required line ofintaglio type has been brought. The cast line of type is then ejected byan ejector m alter being trimmed oli into a galley n. Meanwhile thecarriage e with the line of matrix bars therein is moved inte a positionopposite a distributing device o where the two kinds of type are raisedon separate needles 71 and g into the elevated position shown in Fig. 1.After being raised the needles p and g etre moved into the positionsshown in Fig. 2 opposite sloping guide wires 7' and s respectively. A

.pusher t is then moved to the right in Fig.

fi. The'carriage e is then moved 1 so as to push the matrix bars hangingfrom the needles 72 and g onto the sloping guide rails or needles a ands. The matrix bars sliding down the Wires r and s come oppositean`assorting device u. b v which they are returned to their correctchambers in the magazines b and c.

The matarla: bars and spacers-Fig. 3 shows one set or font of matrixbars z which are arranged to be stored in one of the magazines Z or c.The matrix bars v are provided on a side w with intaglio let ters whileon a .side m there 'are provided notches. In Fig. 3 on the upper end ofthe matrix bars there are provided hooks v/ on the same side as theintaglio letters. There are illustrated eight ditierent kinds of matrixbars'which are .of different thicknesses and which are also providedwith ditferently formed heads. The distance from the bottom of thematrix bar to the hook fl/ is in all cases the same but. the distancefrom the hook y to the shoulder z is difter-v ent in each case. Txhesedifferences being provided so as to enable the sorter herein afterdescribed with reference to Figs. 5, G and 7 to deliver the matrix barsinto their proper chambers in the magazines. Ali the matrix bars areprovided with a hole or notch 162 by which the bars are suspended oninclined Wires Within the respective chambers in the magazines in theusual manner. AIn Fig. 4 thel hooks g/ are arranged on the notched sideof the matrix bars instead of on. the side on which the intaglio lettersare formed. Otherwise the matrix bars in Fig. 4 are the. same as thosedescribed with reference to Fig. 3. It will be understood that thematrix bars in F ig. 4 are provided with a dii'erentkind .of type andare ai'- ranged to be stored in a dilterent magazine from the matrixbars shown in Fig.

The spacer shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is of the known construction z'. e. itconsists of tivo baud springs (53 riveted at one of their ends andbetween the free ends of which a Wedges.

(S4 provided with a hook '65 is adapted to move. The Wedge (34 is, ofcourse, provided with a slot (5G in which the band springs (3B can move.1

The magazine and matrix bar del-inem; mectam'sm.-In Figs. i" and 8 Ihave illustrated so much of ,a matrix magazine as is snfiicient to showhow the matrix bars may be guided while they fall from th'e chambers.The matrix bars n are supported in channels 67 in the manner shown inFig. 8 being susended on sloping Wires in said channels. .ach of thechannels 67 communicates with a channel 68 which extends to the front ofthe machine as can be seen in Fig. 2. lVithin the channels 68 and in thelower ends thereof there lit delivery gates 69 which are actuated inth'manner hereinafter described. To the delivery gates there are fixedvertical arms 70 which act as pushers for the matrix bars arranged inthe channels (3S. The foremost matrix bar a illustrated in dotted linesin Fig. 7 rests on the point 71 of the delivery gate over the Ldeliverychannel 7L. It is usual in inonoline machines to provide the channel 72with a sloping wall for the purpose of guiding the matrix bar into theassembly room. In the form of my invention, however, illustrated inFigs. 7 and 8 the guiding channel 72 is continued parallel downward tothe assembly room 73 and the partitions 7i of the channels 68 areprovided with downwardly extending pieces 75 which are supported so asto slide in a wall 76 while the front parts of said partitions projectinto the channel 7:? and form a vertical guide for the matrix barsfalling through said channel. The extensioii 75 are pushed forward bysprings 77. 'orking Within the assembly room 'Z3 there is a piston '7Sactuated from the oscillator in the usual Way and the piston is providedwith a projection 78 having an inclined face adapted to eo-act with theresiliently pressed extension pieces 75 for the purpose of pushing saidextension pieces out of the path of the piston or pusher 78, when saidpiston is advanced inthe usual way for the purpose of pushing a matrixbar onto the alining or Guiding rail 79d. The operation of the stop bars80 takes place when a key is depressed in the manner already known inconnection with monoline machines. i

The magazines o and c are arranged separately as shown in Figs. l0 andll so that they may be easily taken out of position and substituted byanother magazine when required. The two magazines are shown as fixed inany convenient way to a. common frame so that the front magazine b whichis of ordinary construction with its channels 66 lies Within the angleof the rear magazine c which is also of ordinary form and its channels68. In this Way a very compactL arrangement of double magazine isobtained. The. magazines each consist of boxes b and c divided bypartition-walls into a number of chambers, eight in theform-illustrated, in which the' various bars are stored.' The magazinesarefixed hy screws not illustrated to the platform 103 in Fifi@ andmeans are provided for placing onel` or other of these magazines out ofoperation when desired.

.These means are shown in Fig. l1 and consist in a sliding cam piece 81working under vertically slidable brackets 81". A carry the releasinglevers 9G which are op erated in the manner hereinafter describedr withreference to Figs. 16 and 17. In this way the releasing levers 96 (seeFigs. 9 and 1l Where these levers are shown as broken oli' to enable thecam to be seen) belonging to the magazine containing the type w sich itis not desired to operate, are raised or These brackets

